Question

    In the question below there are four statements

    followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts . Statements: Only a few Parrots are Pigeon Some Pigeon are Birds Only Birds are Sparrow No Pigeon are Peacock Conclusions: I. Some Pigeon are Sparrow II. Some Parrots are not Peacock III. All Birds are Parrots
    A Both conclusion I and conclusion III follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All conclusions I, II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only Birds are Sparrow → All Sparrow are Birds and Birds cannot have positive relation with anyone. Hence neither conclusion I nor III follow. Only a few Parrots are Pigeon (I) + No Pigeon are Peacock (E) → Some Parrots are not Peacock (O). Hence conclusion II follows.

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